After more than two hours of convincing the port security of Callao, Peru that I am important enough for clearance, they kindly and safely escorted me to pier one to visit the amazing Stad Amsterdam! I spoke with the Darwin philosopher onboard and I got some great photos of the ship! In addition, their El Niño expert, a professor at the University of Kansas, may be getting in touch with me to share more stories from the voyage.
To celebrate Darwin´s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his ¨On the Origin of Species¨, the Stad Amsterdam is sailing the same route with Darwin’s great great granddaughter onboard as one of the lead scientists. Their mission: to determine the future of species. Follow the New Beagle voyage on Facebook here. The ship leaves from Peru continuing its voyage to the Galapagos. The film crew onboard beams the footage from the ship’s satellites to the Dutch broadcasting network for the television series.
